Frans Heijbel is Head of International Real Assets at Alecta, responsible for a portfolio amounts worth some €2.7bn. The real estate strategy includes Europe and the US across various property types. Before his current role Heijbel spent four years as Head of Investment within Alecta’s Swedish real estate business, where he transacted both direct and indirect real estate. He has more than 18 years’ experience from real estate and finance, working in both Stockholm and London. Prior to joining Alecta, Heijbel worked for Trinova Real Estate, Bank of Ireland REIM, JLL and Evli Bank. He graduated in 2001 from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm with an MSc in Real Estate Finance and Economics and has also studied at the University of Reading and Stockholm University.